Monday, August 14, 2006
8/3/06 Meeting
2 Auburn residents featured speakers at Toastmasters meeting
Dawn Boyer (left) and Liz Mollett, both from Auburn, were the speakers at Thursday’s Tri-County Toastmasters meeting. Both delivered informative speeches.
The Tri-County Toastmasters club met on Thursday 8-3-06 at the Virden Area Community Center. Club members present at Thursday’s meeting were: Dr. Todd Austin, Jim Blankenship of New Berlin, Dawn Boyer, Rev. Ron Grimes, Liz Mollett, Alan Saeger and Billy Watkins. Guests present at the meeting were Marcia Osterholt and Michelle Suslee. Osterholt, a Morrisonville resident, also became a new member at Thursday’s meeting.
Billy Watkins served as the Toastmaster of thursday’s meeting. Todd Austin conducted a special Shark Week version of Tabletopics (the impromptu speaking portion of the program), during which each participant was given a different question. All then delivered a one to two minute response. Alan Saeger came up with the word-of-the-week which was ‘Jackanapes’ meaning an impertinent or presumptuous person.
The evening’s first prepared speaker was Auburn's Liz Mollett. Her informative talk was entitled “The Cost of Commuting”. The second prepared speaker, also from Auburn, was Dawn Boyer. Her informative speech was named “The Greatest Gift”, and addressed the organ donor program.
The Toastmasters club will next meet on Thursday August 17, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Center at 105 West Jackson Street in Virden. The scheduled speakers for next meeting are Todd Austin and Marcia Osterholt. “Guests and new members are always welcome to attend our club meetings, which are devoted to helping area residents from all walks of life to improve both their communication and leadership skills in a friendly environment” states club vice-president Les Apps. For more information about the Toastmasters program, please call (217) 965-3100.
// posted by Jim @ 6:23 AM 
